# Accident 19950406007489A: Cessna 172N, Phoenix, AZ, April 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1995, 13:47 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4606° N, 111.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4606&lon=-111.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737AV-1995-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 765 total, 684 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950406007489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BLOWN OVER WHILE TAXIING BEHIND A 737. JET BLAST PICKED 172 UP AND DROPPED IT ON ITS SIDE. IMPROPER ATC INSTRUCTION

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA155), Apr 6, 1995: Cessna 172N (N737AV), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE USE OF EXCESSIVE BREAK-AWAY THRUST BY THE BOEING 737 CREW. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE CESSNA 172 PILOT BY ACCEPTING A CLEARANCE TO TAXI BEHIND THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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